Category Archives: First

Just posted a new resource to help you develop your students’ number sense!These KinderClip MORE, LESS or the SAME Cards will develop your kinders basic number sense with counting, cardinality, one-to-one correspondence, and number identification.

On each of the 32KinderClip MORE, LESS or the SAME Cards students will count/identify the number in each square and then follow the signs (>, < or = to the target number-–identified by counting fingers in the center frame of each card) to determine if that square contains a correct answer.
Although this set of KinderClip cards covers numbers 0-10, your students will identify numbers 0-14 as numerals, objects, base ten blocks, tally marks, marks on ten frames, dominoes and dice. They will also identify numbers on a number line, as a measurement, and on bar and line graphs.

Oh, I love the simplicity of digital products! They are easy for the teacher to prep–just click on the file–have all of the fun color graphics, and are paperless! Try this FREEBIE today and see what you think! Share Continue Reading

Summer is full of fun…and planning for next school year! As we begin First Grade next year, we’ll be reviewing CVCs. Instead of using lots of great worksheets, we are going to start our year with CRAZY for CVC GAMES! The best part about these CVC games is that the are ALL in black and… Continue Reading

This is for all of my teacher friends who love Melonheadz Star Wars characters as much as I do! Two files are included in this Parent-Teacher Conference Pack. One is loaded with Print-n-Use forms. The other is a PowerPoint file with editable forms. This pack also has lots of options for coordinating with parents as… Continue Reading

Open and closed syllables are the first two syllable types your students should learn. Hundreds of common words can be spelled using these simple syllables, so teach them early and well! Here is a great place to start: You’ll start with these fun teaching tools–the open road and OPEN SYLLABLES:The LONG measuring tape remind us… Continue Reading

Another year has passed, and a lot of books have been read around here. I asked each of the kids to pick their Favorite Read from the 2016-2017 school year, and here is our first review. It is from Finn, age 6. He just completed Sonlight’s Core B (First Grade). He really wanted to tell… Continue Reading

The perfect addition to your Star Wars-themed classroom—a lightsaber number line! These come in Black Galaxy and Silver. They are 3″ tall (the hilt is 4″ tall by 13.5″ long). You can add your favorite paper behind the blade for a “glowing” effect. These number lines can grow as your students practice and… Continue Reading

We had some fun this week celebrating sping and looking forward to Easter. My kids love it when we celebrate with a photo booth (Krista’s props make them especially fun) and I love it when we work on their writing skills :). So, I put together some fun spring writing activities that you can use… Continue Reading

New math centers for your Jedi half off until Sunday! This set of STAR WARS JEDI CENTERS is loaded with Number Sense, Counting, and One-to-One Correspondence activities for the numbers 0-10. Each numeral is represented with a Star Wars character ten frame, Lightsaber tally marks, Death Star dominoes, Tie Fighter dice, stars, money, counting fingers,… Continue Reading